Floyd County Superintendent Dr. Henry Webb announced Wednesday that the Information Technology classes at Prestonsburg High School have been awarded a $5,000 Lowe’s Education Grant. The money will go towards funding a collaborative construction project. IT students at Prestonsburg will collaborate with students in the carpentry program at the Area Technology Center and other students in Floyd County who participated in the SkillsUSA competition to build a scale model of a 250 square foot automated home. The team is building the home with exposed walls and roof to teach how to install a network, security system, motion detection lighting, and touch screen control modules. Eventually, the home will be controlled by a smartphone app.